Adidas while marketing their sneaker line for Derrick Rose has taken us through his recovery providing his fans with hope. By the looks of things it appears Rose is progressing pretty well. In fact he seems to be ahead of Ricky Rubio who suffered his injury before Rose. Read more after the jump.
Ricky Rubio tore his ACL in March. Derrick Rose tore his in April. Both players are point guards who their teams desperately need back on the floor, both face an excruciating journey back to the court. It’s not a race between the two, as the two teams aren’t in the same division, the two aren’t in direct competition for anything. But it is notable that, via the Chicago Tribune, Rose is ahead of Rubio’s recovery schedule.
“It’s a tough injury,” Rubio said. “You are like six, eight, nine months without playing your favorite sport. Sometimes it’s just playing basketball where you forget about everything and just enjoy it. I just wish him a healthy recovery.”
Like Rose, Rubio has yet to start cutting. Unlike Rose, who started shooting jumpers weeks ago, Rubio is just progressing from set shots.
“Nobody had the same injury,” Rubio said. “I mean, a little more meniscus or two ligaments or just one. Every player is different. Every recovery is different.”
Both players are vital to their team as Rose is the leader of the Bulls and the Timberwolves are now short with Rubio out and Kevin Love out with a broken hand. I wish them both a speedy recovery.
